HCS SCI 03 Summer School Assessment 2

In which ecosystem would you find the following living things?

• Forest

• Marsh

• Desert

• Ocean

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Traits or characteristics that help an organism live and reproduce in its environment are known as —

• adaptations

• ecosystems

• habitats

• environments

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How might animals respond if their surroundings change gradually?

• They could adapt their behaviors to survive.

• They would all travel to another continent.

• They would never change at all.

• They would stop eating and drinking.

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Which of the following images represents a desert?

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Match the following animal to its correct habitat

• Artic

• Chimpanzee

• Desert

• Penguin

• Ocean

• Bear

• Forest

• Camel

• Rainforest

• Seal

Look at each picture carefully. Decide if the picture shows a population or a community.

The sharks in the Pacific Ocean.

• Population

• Community

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What physical adaptation have the giraffe population developed to help with obtaining food ? 

• Their yellow fur

• Their long necks

• Their fast legs

• Nothing

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What physical adaptation has the dessert fox developed to help them in the hot environment?

• A thick fur to help them stay warm

• Nothing

• Digging a burrow to hide in

• Long ears to help them cool off

Which bird most likely uses its beak to scoop up small fish?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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A group of organisms of the same kind that live in the same place

• Population

• Adaptation

• Variation

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